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javelin

[jav-lin, jav-uh-] / ˈdʒæv lɪn, ˈdʒæv ə- /
NOUN
spear
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The Venezuelans practically turned the art of the bat flip into a javelin toss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s like golf, except a player can’t javelin his clubs into a water hazard or pitch a 15-pound orb across six alleys, even if he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A crossover star “changes everything,” said Justin Phongsavanh, a U.S. javelin thrower.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2024

The women's F46 javelin final takes place on Friday evening at 18:00, including GB's Hollie Arnold.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

She was already making her turn around the first post, her javelin man grinning and waving at us, shouting: “See ya!”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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